Doug Tidwell's blog post offers a comprehensive guide on using Grafana Cloud to monitor metrics and logs from Altinity.Cloud's ClickHouse clusters, showcasing the integration with Prometheus and Loki services. It details the process of setting up a remote Prometheus service within Grafana Cloud, connecting ClickHouse clusters via the Altinity Cloud Manager, and visualizing data transmitted to Prometheus. The post also covers configuring a hosted logs service through Grafana Loki, illustrating how to send log messages from ClickHouse clusters to an external Loki server and explore the log data within Grafana Cloud. The article underscores Grafana Cloud's "big tent" philosophy, allowing organizations to tailor their observability strategies by integrating various data sources into a unified platform. This integration is facilitated by Altinity's support for open-source real-time analytics, reinforcing their commitment to open-source software within the modern data stack.